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c*. Center of crown white; the sides l)liu'k ; win<r-hurs white. 



.').")4. WlHTE-CKOWNKD Si'AUKOW. 



<*. Crown grayish ; niundiblcs crossed . 521. Am. Crossbill. 

 d>. Crown mixed grayish brown and rufous, ashy, or elatc-eolor, 



without black streaks. 



d*. Wing 2*r)0; bill brownish flesh-color; back rufous, streaked 

 with black 5(13. Field Si'akkow. 



d*. Wing 300; center of crown grayisli brown, bordered by 

 chestnut - rufous ; back grayish brown, spotted with olive- 

 brown 554. WlIITK-( UOWNEU Sl'AUIlOW, 



d*. Crown slate-color; a cliestnut patch beliind the eye; throat 



black 1*. '282. Enolisii Si'akuow 6 . 



rf» Crown entirely dull brown ; lesser wing-coverts broadly 



tipped with butly I*. 282. Enoiish Spaukow 9. 



m. Under parts without red and with numerous streaks. 

 1. Tail-feathers without white or yellow spots or patclies, the outer ones 

 little if any shorter than the middle pair. 



A. Head of about the same color as the back ; no yellow over tlie eye, or 

 on the bend of the wing, or under wing-coverts. 



a. Kuinp yellowish or yellowisli green; mandibles crossed, 

 a'. Wing-coverts tipped with wJiite. 



522. W'liiTE-wiNOEu Crossbill 9 . 

 a«. Wing-coverts not tipped with white . . 521. Am. Crossbill 9 . 



b. Mandibh^s not crossed ; rump brown or brownish or sandy like the 

 back ; wing under 3"25. 



6». Buck pale brownish ashy, streaked with brownisli ; a wliitish 

 .streak over the eye ; legs flesh-color ; flrst primary as long or longer 



than the second 541. Irswicii Sparrow. 



i». Buck and most of under parts streaked w ith black and reddish 

 brown ; upper and under tail-coverts streaked ; flrst primary shorter 

 than second; outer tail-feathers shorter than mitldle ones. 



581. SoNo Sparrow. 

 i». Back distinctly streaked ; a cream-buff band across the breast. 



583. Lincoln's Finch. 

 b*. Back grayish brown, the feathers with or without distinct 

 streaks; flrst primaries nearly as long or longer tlian second; 

 outer tail-feutliers longer than middle pair ; legs and feet black- 

 ish ; with bristly feathers over the nostrils. 



517. TiRPLE Finch 9 . 

 ft». Back without streaks; no bri.stly feathers over the nostrils. 



598. Indigo Blntino 9 . 



c. Mandibles not crossed; upper tuil-featliers and tail bright reddish 

 brown, witliout black streaks; rump brighter; wing about 3-50. 



585. Fox Sparrow. 

 B. Head of about the same color as tlie l)aek ; a yellow mark before the 

 eye, or on the bend of the wing, or under wing-coverts. 

 a. Wing about 4-00; under wing-coverts deep yellow. 



595. lioSE-UREASTED GrOSREAK 9. 



